GOLDEN FLEABANE 



Erigeron aureus Greene 



Golden fleabane is known to all mountaineers in the Canadian 

 Rockies, for its clear yellow flowers cover the ground in favorable 

 situations above tree line, or appear in rock crevices where the soil 

 has gathered in sufficient quantity to give the plants a foothold. The 

 flowers spring from a tuft of gray-green leaves, and are raised by 

 their tiny stems an inch or more above the ground. They are not so 

 perishable as most alpine flowers, and may be found through most 

 of the season. They belong to the Aster Family. 



Golden fleabane has a narrow range, being found only in Alberta 

 and British Columbia. 



The specimen sketched was obtained on the summit of Mount 

 Fairview, near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada, at an altitude of 8,500 

 feet. 



PLATE 2.80 



